Initializing, Emptying, and Checking for Empty Address and Bytes Data Types in Solidity

Address Data Type In Solidity, there is no concept of undefined or null values, but newly declarde variables have corresponding default values. The address type is a 20-byte data type, 160 bits or 20 bytes in size, with a default value of 0x0 (the zero address). It is used to store Ethereum account addresses. Default Value and Operations // SPD ...

Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:57:59 +0000 by kristoff

Compact Integrity Verification with Binary Hash Trees

A binary hash tree—often called a Merkle tree—compresses an arbitrary amount of data into a single 256-bit digest while still allowing anyone to prove that a specific element belongs to the original set. The construction is straightforward: hash every item, pair the hashes, hash the pairs, and continue until one value remains. That final value ...

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2026 04:29:50 +0000 by desithugg